You have likely seen a large inflatable castle in your neighborhood on a typical weekend. These inflatable bounce houses tend to be towards the top of the party essentials list for children. However, these products can be more dangerous than you would expect. One of the major problems with bounce houses is that parents lack […]

The colorful bite-size package of laundry and dishwasher detergent pods bears an irresistible similarity to candy for many children. The problem of ingestion of detergent packets has become so widespread that the U.S. Cosumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have issued warnings about the dangers of the […]

Monster Beverage Corp. is facing a wrongful death lawsuit that could cast a shadow over the drink company’s reputation, as well as the entire energy drink industry. In October 2012 the company was sued after a 14 year old girl, Anais Fournier, fell into cardiac arrest after drinking two 24-ounce Monster Energy Drinks. A medical […]

Car seat manufacturer Britax has voluntarily recalled 60,000 convertible car seats due to what it is citing as a choking hazard. The car seats reportedly contain a chest pad on the seat that children can bite off and choke on. The product numbers for the recalled seats can be found here. Britax is also sending […]